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January 22, 2015 by Brian Brennan
Check out a game preview and prediction for tonight's matchup between the Celtics and Trail Blazers. Read More
January 16, 2015 by Kevin McHugh
With four trades in the last month by Boston, they are clearing up a substantial amount of cap space for next season. Let's take a look at what could happen if they hit the free-agent market. Read More
January 14, 2015 by Kevin McHugh
With four trades in the last month, the Boston Celtics are clearing up a substantial amount of cap space for next year. They will be expected to make some big moves this offseason. Read More
January 13, 2015 by Seth Lassen
Today's trade is Boston's fourth in under a month. The Celtics are clearly proving once again that they will do whatever they can to prepare and set themselves up for the future. Read More
January 12, 2015 by Kevin McHugh
Jae Crowder had a career night as the Boston Celtics edged the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night. The third-year player could have a future in Boston. Read More
January 11, 2015 by Joseph Crevier
The Boston Celtics should make these five trades to expedite the rebuilding process. Read More
January 9, 2015 by Seth Lassen
Today's Brandan Wright trade signals the Boston Celtics are serious about sacrificing the present for the future. Read More
January 9, 2015 by Kevin McHugh
Rumors have been swirling that the Memphis Grizzlies are interested in trading for the Boston Celtics' Jeff Green. However, Boston would be ill-advised to trade their top scorer at this time. Read More
January 9, 2015 by Peter Rogers
With Rajon Rondo now gone, Jeff Green is the next player to be traded from the Boston Celtics, and Danny Ainge needs to pull the trigger sooner rather than later. Read More
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Rookie James Young of the Boston Celtics deserves a starting spot. Read More
January 2, 2015 by Dan Schultz
Taking a look at Rajon Rondo's return to Boston and making five bold predictions of what he will do against the Celtics. Read More
January 2, 2015 by Kevin McHugh
Just 15 days after the Boston Celtics traded Rajon Rondo to the Dallas Mavericks, the point guard will make his first return to Boston tonight. His impact was significant and should be acknowledged. Read More
December 18, 2014 by Greg Sacidor
After years of speculation, it seems as though the Boston Celtics are willing to move on from point guard Rajon Rondo. Here are five teams that should consider trading for him. Read More
December 18, 2014 by Joseph Crevier
The Boston Celtics have amped up their pursuit of a Rajon Rondo trade, driving the rumor mill to new heights. Read More
December 17, 2014 by Kevin McHugh
The Boston Celtics are reportedly considering trading Jeff Green for a first round draft pick. See why this move is unnecessary. Read More
November 21, 2014 by Peter Rogers
Despite the whirlwind of rumors surrounding Rondo, Danny Ainge and the Celtics are not looking to trade the point guard this season. Read More
October 3, 2014 by Michael Terrill
With Rajon Rondo out for the first 10 games, the current Boston Celtics rumor has Evan Turner playing point guard to start the season. Read More
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LOS ANGELES -- Freshman forward Tyler Honeycutt will make his first start for UCLA tonight when the Bruins visit Cal.
Honeycutt will replace point guard Jerime Anderson in the starting lineup but Malcolm Lee will take Anderson's role.
UCLA coach Ben Howland announced the change on Tuesday, one which was prompted when Anderson was late to a Sunday session with the trainer. Anderson tweaked his groin in last Thursday's game against Arizona State and was one of a few players slated to see the trainer before Sunday's practice.
"I'm going to start Honeycutt (today)," Howland said. "I think he played 24 or 25 minutes on Saturday. I'm starting him, not because of that, but basically because I'm disciplining Jerime for being late to an appointment on Sunday."
Anderson said that the trainer's room opened at noon for whoever needed treatment. He arrived about an hour late.
"I just kind of overslept and was late," Anderson said. "I'm just now hearing that I'm not going to start so I guess I'll have to take the consequences and just move on, I guess."
Honeycutt and Lee were caught off-guard by the change, learning of it when the media asked them about it.
"This is all new to me," Lee said. "Are you all joking?"
When Lee was convinced that the news was true, he got more serious.
"OK, let's get it going," he said. "I'm comfortable with it. I like to have the ball in my hands. I'm ready.
"I'm going to look at it more like getting the team going because Jerime is not going to be on the court, at least to start the game."
Honeycutt, like all good freshmen, accepted the assignment and plans to make the most of the opportunity. He'll be matched against Theo Robertson, the Golden Bears' 6-6 senior forward who will enter the game with 993 career points.
"The biggest thing that Theo Robertson has improved this year is his ability to drive," Howland said. "He's really, really improved his ability to get to the point and drive around people."
Honeycutt's defensive skills might be hampered by his own build. He stands 6-7, most of which are his legs.
"He's about two-thirds legs and one-third upper-body," Howland said. "Athletically, he has a hard time staying in front of the ball right now. His big challenge is going to be defensively, being able to stay in front of the guy he's guarding. He's got such long legs, he has to really get low and in a stance to really stay in front of the people."
Honeycutt knows what he has to do. Though only a freshman, he has demonstrated the potential as a future impact player, and is averaging five points and five rebounds off the bench.
"I have to keep working on footwork and try to stay low all the time, whether it's on-ball or off-ball," Honeycutt said. "I tend to, a lot of times (when) off the ball, to stand up. My last couple of games I've been working on that too. It's in the back of my head to stay low at all times."
Offensively, Honeycutt said that he has been spending a lot of time passing the ball instead of shooting it. Honeycutt joined the team late because of a stress reaction in his right leg. He is getting more comfortable but isn't quite there yet.
"All the guys have been playing all year together and I feel like (I'm) kind of the new guy so I'm working my way back into the rotation," he said. "I'm pretty close."

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A Little More of Delhi
Trip Start
Dec 08, 2008
Trip End
Dec 24, 2008
So today's goals consisted of going back to that market, buying a ton of cheap stuff for gifts, wall hangings or whatever when we return home. After that, we figured we'd go see one of the main sites in Delhi, being Humayan's tomb. Humayan is the grandfather or great grandfather of the guy that built the Taj Mahal, it's a similar style and I've heard a couple of people say that they actually liked it better than the Taj, so we figured we should probably see it before we leave.
But first on the agenda, after breakfast is to head out and get some of our traveler's checks converted. So that consumes the first hour plus of our time out. Then we tell the driver we want to go to the place where the market is. And that becomes a bit of a problem. Last week we mentioned this market to Dekiva and she'd never heard of it. Then we described it and Binda says that there are all sorts of markets around Delhi that just spring up in the morning, fill the street with stalls, and then disappear at night. So this market we drove through is just one of many, and neither of them know specifically about it, where it is, or what it's called. But that's ok, we figured we could just call the driver from last week and ask him where we were when it happened.
We had the name of a road, so we told this week's driver to go to this road... thinking it would be packed with stalls. But after about 45 minutes of travel across Delhi, we stop and the driver tells us we are at the location requested. Hmmm.... we look around and there is no market, just another street. Ok, time to call the driver from last week. It turns out this week's driver is actually the boss at the company, and he's out driving today because last week's driver had to take leave from work this week because his grandmother passed away, and he returned to his village in Uttar Pradesh to attend ceremonies and stuff. Once we found that out, I thought maybe he would be unreachable. But this is India, and their use of mobile phones is so totally integrated into the collective concious that nobody should ever be unreachable. So our driver picks up the phone and calls him. They have this long conversation and we hear things like "Fabindia" and "GK one". Which was actually our listed destination last week when we left Gurgaon. But we told the guy that yes, we were heading to the FabIndia at GK one... but on the way, we drove through this market lining the streets. And asked about that... a bunch more talking... like a lot of talking... probably a full minute's worth, and then they hang up and our driver tells us that we probably mean this other market that Devika had mentioned when we were talking about it. But that market is way out on the outer ring of Delhi, it's nowhere near where we are or where we were going last week. But I'm a little exasperated at this point, I'm thinking in my head we're having another one of those strange communication moments that seem to have happened alot since we've been here. (One of just needs to become fluent in Hindi!) So tell the driver just to go to this market that last week's driver suggested. Then I call Devika to get her opinion and she tells me that we're actually pretty close to Humayan's tomb right now, so we should do that first, then go see this other market. So I get off the phone and tell the driver that we should go to Humayan's tomb instead. I'm pretty sure I hear one of those "Yes sir, no problem sir" and Rebecca and I just wait until we get there.
About 30-40 minutes pass and he stops in the car in front of this open-air shopping mall and says that we're here. Uhm.... what? Did I not say it right? I guess I didn't say whatever I was supposed to say to cancel the instructions to go to the market and go the tomb instead. Oh well, we're both hungry, so we decide that since we're here we should go get some food and see what we can find. The food options are a little limited... being a McDonalds, a Subway, a Pizza Hut and a handful of street-type stalls. I really don't want McDonalds or Subway, and we can't be sure about the street food, so Pizza Hut it is. I mean, it's plenty yummy and we're pretty confident about the hygene, so the only downside is people making fun of us for eating pizza hut twice while in India... specially when I generally avoid Pizza Hut when I'm in the states. But whatever. We have a nice lunch then go across the way to a music/video store to look for some movies. We find a couple that we're looking for, they're selection isn't so great. Then we step outside to see what kind of clothing stores we can find, but it's all designer western clothes... and I figure if I've going to buy western clothes made in Malaysia or Thailand, I can do that in Wal-Mart back home. So what else is there around here? And we find another music store that's got some videos... we're browsing through those and find a couple more on our list. Then the guy says there are more hindi movies downstairs. So we go down there and there is a whole wall full of stuff. And this other guy comes over to help us, his english is pretty good, and Rebecca starts just listing off movies on our list and this guy just reaches into the shelf and pulls out the one we name off. After the fifth or sixth time it actually gets kinda funny. He is pretty young, seemed pretty easy-going and his english was pretty good too. So we're actually able to start asking him his opinions about some of the movies. He really strongly recommends a movie called "Rock On", but it's a new release and like 4 times the price of some of the older ones we're getting. So we pass on it. But we walk out with a big stack of movies.... we're going to have to have some marathon watching sessions when we get back home to get through all of these new titles.
We look around some more and don't really find anything, so we call the driver and arrange for a pickup. This time we try to say "Humayan's Tomb" really clearly... he gets it just fine, so I'm not sure what happenned last time. Another 30-40 mintues to head back to near where we were when we started and he dropped us off at the tomb. We paid our entrance fee and headed inside. It's a pretty neat complex. Once of the best parts of is is that they haven't locked off all the stairways that allow you to get to the upper levels. So there is alot more exploring than you get at a lot of monuments. In the first tomb we entered we were on our way out when Rebecca hear a noise (it was really dark inside) and I listened and it sounded like a couple of asian girls talking. We investigated a little and realized they were coming down a stairway that was completely invisible in the darkness, and if they hadn't been coming down we would never have seen it. So we wouldn't have been able to climb up and see the upper deck of this building. We spent a bit of time there, it was really neat, and then Rebecca told me that this wasn't even the real tomb, it was just a side building that was a tomb for somebody else. I'm sure I took a picture of the explaination plaque. But I didn't read of of them because it was getting late in the day and the sun was going down and we wanted to see what we could see before it all closed.
So we made it through the gate building and say the main tomb and I could totally see how this is kinda related to the Taj. I even tried to get a photo that was kinda like the classic Taj photo with the reflection in the water. The actual tomb building has like 2 generations of people in it or something, there are a LOT of tombs inside that building. We didn't get to see it all, just the main tomb for Humayun, his wife and children. The grounds were pretty nice, lots of wonderful birds again. I could totally see coming to this place with a bunch of people and just picnicing all day long... having a bunch of munchie food and some games and books and stuff, and you could run off and explore a building or corner of the grounds, then come back, eat and talk and chill, then head back out and explore some other part of the grounds. Defenitely on the list for our next trip.
After the tomb, we went back and picked up Devika and she instructed the driver to head out to this place called Dilli Hat or something like that. I guess it is a craft bazaar that is trying to get representation from all the various states of India. You actually have to pay admission to get inside. But the place is kept up really well, with lights in the trees and clean walkways and even a little grass in places. There is a food court inside and dozens of vendors booths. We took our time in the first quarter of booths that we saw, then stopped for a bite to eat and Devika introduced us to some kashmiri foods, then we got back out shopping again. And then suddenly we realized the place was closing up. The scheduled close time was 10pm, but everybody started packing up at 9. So we kinda rushed through about a third, but the whole back section was closed by the time we got there. We found a couple of things for Rebecca, but I was mostly looking for some nice outfits for gifts. And every time I found something that I though looked nice, I'd ask the price and it would be super high and Devika would come along and ask some questions and she's explain that the one I picked out was aways like the best possible quality of silk, or the hand-woven loom stuff, or it used actual gold thread or whatever. Essentially my eyes kept picking out the highest quality stuff in the whole place. And that's one of the only problems with this little bazaar place. Is that you can have totally cheap lower-quality stuff right next to the rich-blood stuff and you don't really know what you're looking at. Well, I guess I never knew what I was looking at. I just felt like I kept wandering into the wrong stall. I had to tell more than one vendor "Your stuff is beautiful, but it's out of my price range" and if I'd known what kind of stall this was, I wouldn't have even wandered inside.
We kinda ran out of things to look at as everybody was closed, so we made our way back to the driver and caught a ride home. We squared the bill with the company, making sure today's driver got a generous tip (partly for not feeding us to any lions) and a nice big tip for last week's driver as well.
We didn't actually get that much done today, but it felt like a big day anyway. We had a pretty quick dinner then sat down with Devika and Bindu to plan out our last day in India. We really wanted to head up to north Delhi and see the Red Fort and Chandi Chowk (the oldest market in Delhi apparently). But we realized that our priorities consisted of getting the last bits of gifts that had eluded us for the whole trip so far. And it didn't look like we could do both. So we've got a couple more things that are going to need to wait for our next trip to Delhi. And we've got a plan for tomorrow. And with that, we both went downstairs to crash.


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02/13/2014 - 11:45am to 1:00pm
The Scripps Director's office is sponsoring an Institutional Seminar series, which are talks given by Scripps Faculty and Researchers for those interested in learning more about the research underway at Scripps and UC San Diego. Each speaker will present a brief, non-technical talk that gives a broad outline of the research or project being presented.
Speaker: Shang-Ping Xie, Professor, CASPO, Roger Revelle Chair in Environmental Science
Title: Glider observations of internal waves and tides
Speaker: T.M. Shaun Johnston, Assistant Researcher, CASPO
Title: Coupled ocean-atmosphere dynamics of global warming
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After a tough breakup it usually takes a while to bounce back, although some folks bounce back quicker than others. After a few weeks of speculation, Pill revealed that his separation from Rick Ross's Maybach Music Group was official, although he seemed to state it was never an official partnership to begin with. Either way, both parties have gone their separate ways; perhaps for the better. So what do you do to move on? Well, Pill decided to drop It's All On Me, from his forthcoming, unscheduled The Epidemic EP. Produced by Needlz, All On Me features stringy production that allows the emcee to maintain a cool-headed approach on the record while presenting a serious subject matter in which he advises any denouncers to fall back. So what does Pill do after the breakup? Get back on his feet and keep it moving to maintain his buzz in the streets. If you want to hear some more of Pill before The Epidemic drops, feel free to check out his last project, the DJBooth-hosted The Diagnosis, available for stream and download.
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VERA KRASSEN (nee DONIS), age 96, died on January 16, 2013. She resided in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Wife of the late MORRIS; mother of RICHARD (CAROLE) KRASSEN and ELLEN (HOWARD) ROSEN; grandmother of DR. NOAH ROSEN, PETER ROSEN, DR. JOSHUA KRASSEN, ADAM KRASSEN, and PAUL KRASSEN; and great grandmother of NATHANIEL, LUCAS, ZOE, MAYA, GWENDOLYN, SYDNEY, BLAIR, MILES and ELI. The family suggests contributions in her memory may be made to The Ludington Library, 5 South Bryn Mawr Avenue, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania 19010.


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Paramore- That's What You Get
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- Date
- 01/30/2010
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- 3 min 28 sec
- Score
- 4.09 / 5.00
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SO after many months of not submitting, here a go with quite a few. I'll start off with an arrangement I'm personall proud of snce all I could only do was listen since a cannot read TAB. Usually I find scores than transpose or add elaborations/ instruments. So enjoy, even if you arent a paramore fan :3 (this was before they sang for twilight fyi :3 )
Rated 3.5 / 5 stars
More or less right, but there are a few errors with rhythm in parts and not all of the notes are right D:
The piano sound could be better too (I'm guessing this was made on a Mixcraft kinda program?)
But good try :)
Rated 5 / 5 stars
I agree with you, KingKazma. The song combined with the piano was elegant, yet perfected. No lyrics, though. Shame.
Rated 5 / 5 stars
Don't listen to people who give you crap! You did give credit and thats that. This song is entirely your own. People are just natural born haters. :)
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars
Very Nice Remake
Very nice remake, but by submitting, you are saying that the work is your original.. this song is not yours.
Thanks for your concern. I believe I have given proper credit, but I'll double check. Plus, the arrangement is my own work. I really wish newgrounds would specify on that, cause there are a lot of covers and arrangements floating on the audio portal. Thanks fo enjoying :3


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Apple's iPad easily dominated the tablet market last quarter, but Android is coming on strong, a study from research firm Strategy Analytics has found.
During the third quarter, worldwide tablet shipments totaled 16.7 million units. Apple shipped 11.1 million iPads during the period, helping iOS secure 66.6 percent of the tablet space. Android-based tablet shipments hit 4.5 million in the third quarter, for a 26.9 percent share during the period.
All told, iOS and Android secured nearly 93.5 percent of the tablet market between them, easily overshadowing the 2.4 percent market share Microsoft was able to tally in the third quarter. RIM's QNX operating system, which is running on the BlackBerry PlayBook, took 1.2 percent of the market.
Although Android is still trailing far behind iOS in the tablet space, the operating system has made serious inroads into the marketplace. During the third quarter of 2010, Strategy Analytics said today, Android had just 2.3 percent market share on 100,000 tablet shipments. In just one year, the platform's shipments have risen "twelve-fold," Strategy Analytics director Neil Mawston said in a statement accompanying his firm's findings.
Apple to sell 149 million iPads in '15, researcher says
Report: Tablet sales to hit $49 billion by 2015
In-Stat: Majority in U.S. to have smartphones, tablets by 2015
Apple, meanwhile has watched its tablet share shrink considerably. Last year, the company's iOS platform had 95.5 percent of the tablet market under its control.
However, it's worth noting that last year the tablet market was in its infancy. And although Apple's market share has slipped, the company's tablet shipments have risen by nearly 7 million units year-over-year.
While there's plenty of room for growth in the tablet market, many analysts believe Android will continue to gain ground on the iPad. Gartner said last month that it expects Android manufacturers to ship 116.4 million tablets by 2015--not that far behind Apple's expected shipment of nearly 149 million iPads, the research firm said.


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Jessamine Montero leads
new diversity initiatives
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. - Two major diversity initiatives - the creation of a Diversity and Inclusion Network and the launch of a $25,000 grant program - demonstrate Slippery Rock University's continued commitment to diversity education and programs benefiting students, faculty, staff and the community, said Jessamine Montero, senior officer for diversity and inclusion, who is taking the lead on both programs.
The grant program begins Nov. 1. Faculty, staff and students will be able to apply for $2,000-$5,000 grants to support campus diversity education, programs, special events or activities.
Robert Smith, SRU president, and Montero occupy the center position on the graphic. The Women's Commission, Disability Commission, Race and Ethnicity Commission and LGBTQI Commission surround them. Subordinate groups to the commissions are included in rings showing their connection to one of the commission. A ring around the Race and Ethnicity Commission includes the Frederick Douglass Institute, the Modern China Center, Black Caucus and Hispanic Latino Committee and other groups. The LGBTQI Commission references the LGBT Resource Center, RockOUT, Respect Team, NAACP College Chapter, Building Bridges and Student Union for Multicultural Affairs.
Montero said the network is "all about the different silos that we have on campus. It shows all the different programs, who has the expertise and who has the interest."
The network promises to raise awareness and get more people involved in diversity programs, Montero said. One of the challenges, she said, is diversity programs tend to be led by minorities and diversity activists, which she called "the diversity choir."
"We were shortchanging ourselves," she said. "We were not putting the universitywide call out. Now we are trying to branch out and reach a gazillion other people."
Montero said diversity progress and understanding begins with talking and self-awareness of what every individual should be doing to promote diversity. Diversity encompasses racial and sexual identity; women's issues; physical and mental disability; and other programs.
"The only way we can do it is if we are all talking so that we know what going on, so we're all looking forward to national Native American Celebration Day; so we're all aware of Coming Out Week and Disabilities and Mental Illness Week. That's how we make progress in the daily operation - by living it daily."
"Reaching for 2025 and Beyond," the University's strategic plan, identifies understanding other cultures as a priority. The need to understand other cultures begins by using campus as a laboratory for understanding multiculturalism and diversity, according to the plan.
Montero said many students demonstrate a superior awareness and commitment to diversity, because they grew up with it.
"In all honesty, our students and the demographics all across the nation, show that students are much more open, much more global," she said.
The new grant program was made possible with $10,000 from the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, $10,000 from the Office of Finance and Administration and $5,000 from Academic Affairs.
Individual groups may apply for up to $2,000. If campus groups and clubs collaborate, they may apply for up to $5,000, Montero said.
Two co-chairs from the president's four commissions and Montero will award the grants. She said applicants would have to write a grant proposal and submit it to her office. Montero said a link would be added to the Web site before Nov. 1
Montero joined SRU in 2002 as assistant director of the Act 101 Program. She was named the senior officer for diversity and inclusion in 2009.
Montero received her doctor of education in administration and leadership studies from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She earned a master of business administration from Point Park University and a master's degree in psychology from Marshal University. She has a bachelor's degree from Marshall University and is certified by the International-National Coalition Building Institute. In 2009, Talk/Minority Opinion Magazine named her as a "Minority Achiever."
Social equity open all faculty, staf and students. Write a grant proposal, inclusive all two SGA. Open link online.


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When we first heard about Downtown Cookie Co.'s Thanksgiving-themed cookies, we were a little dubious. But one bite of their buttery Stuffing Cookie was enough to make us believers. Made with brown sugar, cranberries, and yes—actual Pepperidge Farm Stuffing—this feast-within-a-cookie is satisfying in both a sweet and savory way. Their Pecan Pie Cookie is another staff favorite. Made with owner Dan Guerrara's mother's pie filling, these treats make for an easy hostess gift when you just can't bring another pie to a dinner party. downtowncookieco.com
This article originally appeared on Townandcountrymag.com


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Posts Tagged menu buttons
Google Enables Overflow Button on All Devices, Even if There is a Dedicated Menu Button on Your Phone
Regardless of whether your device features a dedicated Menu button or not, Google has decided to push OEMs in the right direction and are now enabling the action overflow button permanently throughout applications. Previously, some applications wouldn't show an action overflow button depending on if your device featured a dedicated hardware/on-screen menu button for an options menu, such as certain Samsung devices like the Galaxy S4 and Galaxy Note 3.
Moving forward, there will now always be one within an app for easy access, according to a Git repository change by Google.
We are hoping that this will be a wake up call to OEMs, who continue to use Menu buttons and opt not to use onscreen keys. Sure, it's nice to have device differentiation, but there are ways to do that besides using permanent Menu keys.
Via: Reddit | Google
Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Back and Menu Button Not Responding
One Android Smartphone user shared to us the problem that he is encountering. According to him, the issue involves the Galaxy Note 2 Back and Menu buttons not responding. He stated that before the problem happened, the LCD of his phone got cracked so he had it replaced.
Although there was no mention how his display was damaged, we could only assume that a strong impact caused by deliberate or accidental dropping of the phone might have been the cause.
A couple of days after replacing the LCD of his device, he noticed that the Galaxy Note 2 Back and Menu buttons have become unresponsive.
The Possible Causes of the Galaxy Note 2 Back and Menu Button Not Responding and its Solutions
Unfortunately, the problem is most probably connected with the impact that cracked the LCD of the phone. It is likely that the sensors located in the area of the Back and Menu buttons have been damaged too. If this is the case, it is strongly advised to have the phone looked at by a technician who specializes in the hardware of the Galaxy Note 2.
A temporary remedy for the hardware problem if you have no way to reach a technician right away is by performing a Soft Reset, which can be done by holding the Power/Lock button until the phone reboots. You can also detach and reattach the battery again to reset the phone. However, these methods will only provide temporary solution to your problem. In addition, these methods will only work if the hardware problem is not that serious yet.
If you suspect that the problem is only software-related, a Factory Reset will probably do the trick. But, then again, looking at the details provided to us by the sender, our best bet is a hardware problem.
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PayPal updated with refreshed UI
Although the previous version of the PayPal app was functional, it wasn't going to win any design awards. It was clearly something from a previous era — one where phones had menu buttons to be specific. Luckily the latest version has undergone quite a bit of a makeover, following a few of the latest Android design guidelines for 4.x devices. Gone is the legacy menu button, replaced by an overflow settings button in the top action bar. The app now looks like it follows more of a "holo" UI, with separate tabs at the top of the app, but unfortunately looks can be deceiving and the only way to switch between tabs is to select them directly. It's understandable that each app will tailor the guidelines to their own needs though.
Overall, it's great to see another app developer putting in the time to update and follow the latest guidelines. The apps look and perform better, especially as a higher percentage of users move up to Android 4.0 and above. Hit the Google Play link above to download or update the app on your device.
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International One X receives update to bring legacy menu button option
HTC has been upgrading all its HTC Sense 4.0 phones to bring some much needed changes to the way legacy menu buttons work. Since HTC's device features capactive navigation keys instead of virtual ones they needed a sensible way to allow users to access Android 2.x menus.
The original way forced users to put up with a huge, black bar which took up prime real estate at the bottom of the display. This new update eradicates that issue by giving users the option to use a long-press of the recent apps button instead.
HTCInside also notices a new tab button that can be accessed without going into the browser's menu, better performance, tweaked homescreen animations, and more. This 148.13MB update (which brings build 2.17.401.2) is said to be headed out to devices right now so check for it in the settings menu.
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Google Friendly Reminder: The Menu Button Does Not Provide For An Ideal User Experience
The Android developers blog was updated today with a friendly post reminding developers that in Google's vision for Android's future — there will be no menu buttons. Google has instead replace the menu button with this little guy (above), dubbed the "action bar." Everything that ever was hiding inside the menu, will now be displayed in plain view on the app for all to see.
So what happens when you're using a device on Honeycomb or Ice Cream Sandwich that has yet to adopt Android's new "action bar" standard? Well, older "legacy" apps will receive a — don't-you-dare-call-it-a-menu-button –"action overflow" button (those 3 little dots on the side) but make no mistake, this is still a swear word to Google with them saying, "this button doesn't provide for an ideal user experience."
Apparently, it's fairly simple to bring this legacy apps up to date with a few simple code changes and Google even going as far as providing a few icons to match the rest of the decor. Personally, I'm going to miss the menu button. Seems to me those software buttons are looking mighty scarce after Google killed the search button. But perhaps I'm holding on to the old world. What about you guys? Would you rather keep the menu button? Or do you feel action bars is really more intuitive?
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Google's Android developers want you to say goodbye to the menu button
Goodbye menu button, hello Action Bar overflow! Today on the Android Developers blog Scott Main, lead technical writer from Google, wrote up a nice piece of prose about how developers should migrate away from the traditional menu-button based way of designing applications. You see, Ice Cream Sandwich allows for the folks designing phones to do away with all those buttons we've grown accustomed to at the bottom of our screen, and replace them with software based buttons built into the OS and apps. It's something we first saw in Honeycomb tablets, where the need for menu buttons was removed by the introduction of the ActionBar class.
Google wants developers, and in turn us users, to learn to love the Action Bar. Scott gives examples of how the new Action Bar "overflow" (those three dots that replace a menu button in ICS) can replace what we traditionally needed a menu button for, and even how to build applications to use both methods — developers don't want to forget all the devices that haven't been updated to Ice Cream Sandwich yet. It's an interesting read for those who keep up with Android application interface guidelines, and a must-read for all you developers out there.
Most importantly, Scott stresses that the application UI should have all the important elements right up front for the user to see, and the overflow should be used for things not important enough to be on the screen. He also gives instruction on how to make the legacy menu button not appear if it's not being used, and how to get rid of the whole Action Bar if an application doesn't need it. As developers get their apps updated for ICS and beyond, we'll be able to say goodbye to those three dots we chase all over on "buttonless" phones and tablets. That's a good thing.
Source: Android Developers Blog. Thanks, Sebastian!
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Early Galaxy Nexus UI Patch Brings Always-Active Menu Buttons, Dedicated Search Button
Paul from Modaco has updated the community on his latest Galaxy Nexus developments. This UI patch would allow users to set their navigation bar up so that it always shows a search button, a menu button on the left, a menu button on the right, both or all of them at the same time.
I'm sure many of you wouldn't mind being able to customize this and we're happy the development community has created an easy way to do it. You'll need ADB, but everything else is pretty much straight forward from there. Find the instructions (installation and uninstall) and download links here. [via AndroidForums.com]
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Nexus Prime's extra screen space is for Android navigation buttons
A consistent part of the ever-changing Samsung Nexus Prime/Galaxy Nexus rumors is its eye-popping 4.65-inch, 1280 x 720 display. If you're the kind of Android user whose small digits quaver at a screen that size, fear not: a reddit user going by the name of "thantik" has drawn up a quick schematic illustrating the need for an extra .35-inches. The bonus space may be reserved for Android's navigation buttons, which will soon be migrating to the phone screen.
If you've ever used a Honeycomb tablet' you know that they eschew any sort of physical control buttons, including a home button. Instead, the standard home, back and menu buttons reside on the status bar, and follow the user around as he or she rotates the screen. The next version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich, will combine elements from Gingerbread and Honeycomb for a universal OS, one of which will be the navigation buttons. You can check out these virtual buttons on the leaked Nexus Prime video from last week.
While the mock-up graphic certainly makes sense, it doesn't make the wait for the Nexus Prime or Ice Cream Sandwich any easier to bear. Samsung and Google delayed what was probably the unveiling of the new phone and OS from Tuesday, October 11th to an unspecified date, giving technology followers the world over a little breathing room after the untimely death of Steve Jobs. Rumors of an October 27th date persist, but have not been confirmed.
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Pantech Breakout Review [Video]
Welcome to the most affordably priced 4G LTE device to be released on Verizon yet, a device made by Pantech to not only give customers a choice of a cheaply priced bit of access to the highest speed network in the USA, but a reinforcement of their still tiny Android-based representation here in the United States. We've got a review of the Pantech Crossover, the first time we got hold of a Pantech Android smartphone. It's here though that we see a real fighting representation of the Pantech brand, complete with 4G LTE to download all your favorite apps and browse the web at the fastest speeds around. Then there's the brand new Pantech interface, completely unique in the Android world.
What you've got here is a unique vision for a handset, set up with a 4-inch WVGA display and a 1GHz processor, both standard for the higher end of mid-range devices, and a casing that's both soft plastic and textured with tiny ribs for a rather nice grip on the back. The front has the standard four Android menu buttons that you'd expect here in the USA, but they're separated with a unique set of plastic bits.
They're really quite nice when it comes down to it.
The display is certainly not the brightest or the sharpest on earth, but without a doubt this is the quality we'd expect to see for the price we're paying for this handset and more — $99 after $50 mail-in rebate, that is. You've got a volume knob on the left at the top, a microphone button at the bottom (which, when pressed, activates voice command abilities powered by Google). Nothing at the top, nothing at the bottom, and on the right a microUSB port covered with a plastic cap, a power/lock button in the middle [strange place to put it, but works out ok], and a camera button at the bottom [right where it should be].
This device certainly aims at a specific crowd of those people who wish to have all of their functions not only is right at their fingertips on their display, but all around the rim of their phone with physical buttons. If pushed by the employees inside the Verizon stores across the USA, this device will sell like hotcakes to the waves of citizens looking to get into LTE via as simple a means as possible.
Software / Connection Speeds
Inside the device you'll find a unique look at Android. This is a user interface that's not stock, it's not TouchWiz, it's not HTC Sense, it's not LG's UI, it's uniquely Pantech. Have a look at the hands-on video here to get a better idea of what you'll be dealing with on the software side:
Then let's have a look at how fast this device connects. I hit the GO button in a few different speed test apps here to give you a fair look at what the connections actually are, have a look in the gallery and see if this is what you've been looking for your whole life:
On a device as inexpensive as this, it usually doesn't make a whole lot of sense concentrating on the camera as the camera is generally a piece of junk. Here, on the other hand, the camera has a unique interface, plenty of options, and the quality isn't half bad! See this photo for your interface, hooked up perfectly with your physical camera button:
Then have a look at a video and a couple photo examples to tantalize your senses:
This is a device that has surprised your humble narrator with its quality. Pantech has created what many companies would classify a mid-range phone because of its price into a high-class 4G LTE connected effort, the nicest Pantech has yet released here in the USA. When you're entering into the LTE world with Verizon, you've now got the choice of the DROID Charge from Samsung (with a Super AMOLED Plus display), HTC ThunderBolt (the first LTE Android device on the market in the USA), LG Revolution (your only choice with a BING-powered set of apps), DRIOD BIONIC (Motorola made and the only dual-core LTE device on the market), and the Pantech Breakout.
Pantech does not win in a race for the top specs, but it is certainly the least expensive and does stand out in a lineup as having a unique chassis. Should you just be getting into the smartphone world with this jump, Pantech may well have the easy-to-use device for you. Should you already be in the Android world and are looking to turn over to a higher-powered device than you've already got, chances are you'll go with the BIONIC. Those with a taste for physical buttons will find the Pantech Breakout their favorite flavor of LTE.
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Rogers To Offer Samsung Galaxy S Glide
For some handset users, the overall feel and functionality of an Android device equipped with a QWERTY slider is absolutely essential. In this vein, the Canadian carrier Rogers Wireless will add a new Samsung slider, the Galaxy S Glide to their customer's selection. This device runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread, has a 4-inch Super AMOLED display, 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 8 megapixel rear camera and 1.2 megapixel front cam. Also, it features dedicated menu buttons on both the left and right side if the device.
It's still too early to know how much Samsung's Galaxy S Glide will cost you, but initial feedback on the offering is mostly positive and suggests it could be successful in the middle to low price range as the holiday season approaches.
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A New Twist On Fake Chinese Android Tablet
Some folks might think the Chinese knock off tablets aren't innovative, well you gotta hand it to the makers of the Chinese tablet dubbed Z500 they've taken fake to a new level.
Apparently the makers of the Z500 didn't want to go through the front door at Google, if they had they would have had to use better components and adhered to a higher standard. Instead this tablet which sports an RK2918 processor, 512mb of RAM, 4GB of memory, and a 7inch 800×480 pixel display runs Android 2.3 custom skinned to look, and partially feel like Honeycomb.
More after the break
The custom skin includes the blue holographic images and background. The notification bar has been moved to the bottom and the home, back and menu buttons are still present. What's not available in this "fake" Honeycomb is the ability to run any real Honeycomb apps, and the ability to run apps meant for larger screens.
Can't fault these guys for trying huh?
source: Liliputing
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LG Enlighten Sale Image Appears for This Weekend
You're going to be able to be picking up LG's latest effort for less than a dollar right out of the gate if you happen to be heading to Wal-Mart this weekend – LG Enlighten being the name of the game, a 97 cent pricetag being the cost. What we're looking at here is a mid-range Android slider with a full QWERTY keyboard and what MIGHT be Android 2.3 Gingerbread. That or you'll just be working with FroYo – either way this device isn't going to be busting apart the oncoming dual-core competition any time soon, so it's not truly necessary for the world's most advanced version of Android to be on this relatively small 3.2-inch display having smartphone.
The LG Enlighten looks to be a fabulous choice for those looking to get into the Android game for the first time with a 320×480 pixel resolution display, 800MHz processor, and 3 megapixel camera on the back. Also notice that it's carrying the same in-display menu buttons on the right trend we've been seeing lately in Android devices, starting with the HTC Status here in the USA then popping up again in a few different Samsung devices. Look good to you? It's been sliding around for far too long already if you ask me.
UPDATE: those of you with slide-out QWERTY keyboard-toting Android devices — what does your homescreen look like when the keyboard is popped out?
This Enlighten device from LG will be rolling out on Verizon with 3G connectivity, a microSD card slot capable of holding up to 32GB, and will have a perfectly generous 1500mAh batter attached. We've also got word that this device may be hitting US Cellular and Cellular South soon as well. For a buck, this Android device doesn't look half bad. Look good for your new-to-smartphones uncle Jimbo?
[via WallMart Local Ad]
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Samsung Galaxy M Pro and Galaxy W Revealed [video]
There's a whole lotta Samsung going on today, and it's certainly not all up there in the clouds. What we just revealed not 10 minutes ago was a list of new Samsung devices that included the Galaxy R, W, M, Y, and of course S. A couple of these we already knew about, the rest we're going through here one by one. In addition to the post you're in right now exploring the Samsung Galaxy W, aka the Samsung Galaxy Wonder, a High-Tier device, you're going to get a brief look at a device which you'll quickly realize is a real oddity – the Samsung Galaxy M Pro.
First let's talk about the Samsung Galaxy W, this is a device that's coming out in the UK at first – we even got a hands-on look at the device courtesy of UK carrier Three earlier today – and will hopefully be making it's way to the USA soon afterward. This candybar device runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread, has a 1.4 GHz processor, a 3.7-inch WVGA 800×480 TFT LCD display, 14.4Mbps HSDPA capability, 5 megapixel camera on the back, Bluetooth 2.1, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and a 1500 mAh battery inside. Social hub, Game hub, Music hub, Kies Air and more will be available inside.
In addition to the Three video from earlier today, you can see the Galaxy W in the terribly filmed video below:
Then there's the Galaxy M Pro. This is Samsung's first big Android QWERTY effort in a portrait mode device, this being what Samsung also calls a high-performance device at an economically sound price point. What you'll notice right away (after seeing the lovely chicklet keyboard, physical Android menu buttons and middle joystick) is the software on the display showing the TouchWiz menu sitting up against the right side. Have you seen this configuration before? This basic bit is the first thing we also noticed when using the quite similar HTC Status – have a look at our full review of that product and get back here for the rest of these specs.
The Galaxy M Pro is tuned to business needs with a 9.97mm thin body, 7.2Mbps HSDPA, 2.66-inch HVGA (480×320) TFT display, and a 1GHz processor. On the back you'll find a 5 megapixel camera, the front has a VGA camera, inside there's Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, and a 1350 mAh battery to boot. This device will also be running Android 2.3 Gingerbread and will be filled with some neato apps like Cisco Mobile, Webex, and Sybase Afaria.
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2011 Samsung Galaxy Smartphone Naming Scheme Goes Live
It appears that the Samsung "Galaxy" line of Android smartphones has just received a whole new set of names, all the way from the top to the bottom. Right up at the top is a name we're all very familiar with, the Galaxy S, this being the group's Flagship device name. Next there's R for Royal, this device being Samsung's "Premium" device. W for Wonder comes next as a High-Tier device. After W there's M for Magical, this device being the first in this new line to have a full QWERTY keyboard, four Android menu buttons and a joystick – very familiar in the smartphone world but generally new for Samsung. Finally there's Y for Young, this being the Entry-Level Galaxy device.
This new naming convention comes with specs for all of the new devices, these devices being live in our device.ac archives early today. We've heard of a couple of these devices before, but today marks the first day that Samsung is officially letting us know that they all really do exist and are all related to one another. Each of them appears also to be rolling out with a newer version of Samsung's TouchWiz interface – as indicated here by the wallpaper, of all things, which we only started seeing once the Samsung Galaxy S II and Galaxy Tab 10.1 started showing off their versions of TouchWiz.
This will also be a major part of Samsung's IFA 2011 lineup in Berlin. Certainly we're expecting something in addition to this set of Galaxy devices that are soft of neat yet have little int he way of real NEW features to show, but you never know. For more information on what else we might see at IFA 2011, check out our [Unpacked portal] Samsung may yet have something "Big" up their sleeve.
Also click on the thumbnail below to see the original Galaxy map released today.
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Glance Android Concept Phone Made for Skinny Jeans
If you're not one of those people who has the biggest pockets in the world so wide and deep that they're able to keep an Acer Iconia Tab A100 in them without a problem, we've got the phone for you. This is a conceptual design, meaning that it's certainly not based in reality at the moment, and given what it's got going for it, we're looking at a few years at least before something like this can become a reality. The greatest and most obvious feature here is the thinness of most of the device.
Approximately as thin as half a Samsung Galaxy S II at its thinnest point with a much thicker base so that not only can it slide into your pocket and be held up at the top, you can stand the device up on its base and have it held upright with its own weight. This device is hypothetically got a few impressive specs going for it, including a 4-inch OLED screen with scratch resistant glass, a bottom 2-inch OLED screen, 3.5 mm headphone jack (also in base), and dual speakers for stereo sound. There's also a mini (not micro) USB for some reason or another, and one camera on the front and one camera on the back with flash (no megapixels listed.)
Along with the obviously quite unique shape of this device, the fact that the glass on the front curves up near the base allows for a unique area for buttons, here utilized for what seems like the standard four Android menu buttons, but where the search button would normally sit is a Twitter button instead. The bottom of the device, under the larger side of the device, under the base that is, the second OLED display shows several items here, Twitter notifications, Mail notifications, time, date, and battery level. This piece of the concept is very similar to the classically strange Samsung Continuum – another dual-display whose second tiny screen has similar functionality.
Now this device, again, is just a concept and of course there's no plan to produce it any time in the near future, but give designer Alan Gerardo Farías props for making some unique stuff right here.
[via Yanko Design]
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Apps of the Day: QR Pal, UNO, and More
Every day we peruse the Android Market looking for the best, worst, interesting, and most unique apps in an effort to sift out a few gems. We call it Apps of the Day. We can't guarantee that every app featured below is a real winner, but each is worth at least a quick look. It's all in an effort to help you, our faithful readers, get the most out of your Android handsets. Read on to see what we found today!
QR Pal - Looking for new way to scan, save, and share QR codes? QR Pal could be your new best buddy. The app seeks to be the last resource you could need for scanning those oh so helpful tags that seem to be showing up in more places than ever. For added value, QR Pal lets you earn points with each scan and even create and use QR codes for PayPal transactions. At first glance it's one of the most full-featured scanning apps we have seen to date. [Market]
UNO - UNO isn't a newcomer to the Android market, but Gameloft has updated the classic card game of colors and shapes with enhanced HD graphics designed to look great on high-end devices and tablets. The game itself remains the same, save for some improved online multiplayer. For fans of the game, taking UNO with you anywhere you go couldn't get much easier. [Market]
GetGlue - Another update app, GetGlue has updated their social media app for those that love taking in media (a social media media app?) with an overhauled interface and other improvements. A new Quick Rate button, universal search, and integration with Android's menu buttons all enhance the experience of using GetGlue to "check in" to the movies, shows, and music you consume. New are sports check-ins. Fans of GetGlue won't want to miss this update. [Market]
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HTC Wildfire S Review
Welcome to the smallest member of the HTC Android family, one that fits directly in the palm of your hand, comes in at least a couple of cool color combinations, and beats out the whole rest of the world in mid-range competition. This is the HTC Wildfire S, the newest in a lovely line of HTC devices announced back in February, plus more since, these being thus: myTouch 4G Slide, Sensation, Flyer (tablet), and Facebook phones – ChaCha (aka Status on AT&T) and Salsa. Will the HTC Wildfire S stand up with the impressive lineup HTC has already released this summer season? Let's take a look!
Before we continue, let's have a look at our hands-on video so you know how incredibly handheld this device is, how the UI is looking, and what's under the boot. This video shows yours truly taking the device out of the box for the first time as well as starting it up and exploring the contents:
This being the smallest HTC device on the block, one might think that it's squished, tinier than it aught to be, too small for Android. While this may be true of the competition whose devices are essentially the same size with basically have the pixel resolution in the display, here the HTC crew have provided a start screen for such a small device on a TFT display that looks rather bright and nice. The only complaint I've got about interactivity is the small area in which now the four Android menu buttons and the buttons at the bottom of the display (for apps, phonecalls, whatever you might put there.) This area has many different things now in very close proximity, a situation where a person with above-average sized fingers might find tapping to be rather inaccurate.
On the other hand, the rest of the display is just the right size for tiny computing. As this device is rolling out with a 600Mhz processor on a single-core chip, we won't be using it for too many high-quality apps. On the other hand, its size and its ability to use music apps like Spotify and DoubleTwist (a shortcut for DoubleTwist is included on the device out of the box), this handset is perfect for day-to-day media interaction. The speaker is loud, the construction is creak-free, and the plastic making up most of the casing is not quite as nice as HTC usually comes out with, but isn't the worst we've seen as far as quality goes either. Having the ability to get a different color combination in this device is a plus as well.
Software and Performance
In your apps drawer, you'll find your usual set of Google-set items including the Android Market, FM radio, Camera and Camcorder, and easy to use apps such as Gallery, Calculator,Music, Phone, and Peep for your Twitter activity. You've also got Slacker radio built in for some streaming music action, HTC's Weather app for some excellent and totally simple GPS-location-based weather reports, and "My Device" which will give you, the new-to-smartphones user a full guide on how to get acquainted with your new device.
You'll find that you're able to run the simplest apps plus a few slightly-higher-functioning apps like Angry Birds without a hitch. Unfortunately the internal storage on this device is relatively low, and it's not immediately apparent to brand NEW to Android users how to push their content over to their external memory, that being the 2GB microSD card that comes with the device. Once they DO figure out such a thing, then do the smart thing and upgrade to a much larger 32GB card, they'll be doing just fine from that point forward.
As far as performance goes, you'll not find the Wildfire S winning any contests, but the results are certainly OK for a 600Mhz single-core, that's for sure.
Linpack Pro
Smartbench 2011
Camera and Battery
The camera quality is OK, certainly no competition for the higher-range 8 megapixel cameras we've seen come out over the past few months. A 5-megapixel camera on the back of the device takes decent photos and 640×480 video at 24fps. Made for sharing, looks pretty good for day to day activities, not made for professional capture, if you know what I mean. Have look here:
5-megapixel photo example
640×480 pixel 24fps video example
This is THE perfect phone for a new Android user. Not only will they be treated to an easy to use interface with the fun extra bits HTC offers (such as the world-renowned weather widget, of course,) they'll have a tiny screen with bright colors and relatively sharp picture to do it with. This device will both impress a new-to-smartphone user and make them wanting more Android in the future. Not only that, they'll want to stick with HTC because of the ease in using that one single big time draw: the weather widget again! Customization is tuned directly to new users, and with such a compact device that's not much bigger (and in some cases smaller) than feature phones on the market today, they'll want to continue sizing up.
In addition, those who've used Android in the past and want to down-size for one reason or another would be wise to take a peek at the Wildfire S. Because I've got more than one Android device sitting around here for testing, i plan on using this little beast for short trips and those that I don't plan on being out of the house for more than a couple hours. Email, Twitter, Google+, Facebook, photos, video, and all the rest of my basic communications work on here just fine, leaving only big-screen interactions like video chat (this device doesn't have a front-facing camera) and video viewing for the bigger guns. Well done, HTC, what a cutie!
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Google Nexus 4G Details [BREAKING - Next Generation Ice Cream Sandwich Device]
So you'd like to know what you're waiting for next, yes? You'd like to get yourself the newest and greatest phone but you're hesitant on grabbing the Galaxy S II and you just can't bring yourself to get that Sensation, yes? Lucky you, someone leaked some information to BGR, and now we're passing that information on to you, about the next NEXUS device. That is, the next device Google will be participating in closely to bring you the next level of Android in its purest vanilla form. This device may be called the Nexus 4G, and it may well be the most powerful and awe-inspiring Android we've seen yet. Do read on!
This device, it's said by BGR's source, will feature a processor that is NOT the fabled NVIDIA Kal-El quad-core processor, but will be instead some sort of OMAP 4460 or an ultra low-power 28nm Krait-based Snapdragon. The power on this dual-core processor will be something 1.2GHz or 1.5GHz, while the display will be 720p HD and "monster-sized", whatever that might entail. Furthermore, per what's been happening on the Honeycomb side of things, this device will no longer be featuring any kind of physical Android menu buttons, instead relying solely on software-based interaction.
You know what that means: Ice Cream Sandwich! BGR's source confirms that this device will be running Android version 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and will be running it on an ultra-thin chassis along the lines of what we expect will be Galaxy S II lines. Inside will be connectedness along 4G LTE pointing toward Verizon or perhaps AT&T. This would be a new direction for Google if they choose AT&T as they've favored T-Mobile and Sprint in the past for their Nexus S and Nexus One devices while Verizon has gotten the Motorola DROID and Motorola XOOM, all of them hero devices exemplifying the Android versions they held with vanilla flavoring.
Inside this device will be 1GB of RAM, the ability to capture 1080p video with it's back-facing camera which will also be 5-megapixels, and a 1-megapixel camera on the front for video chat. This device will of course also be able to play back 1080p video so you can watch Tron and Speed Racer all day long.
This device is said by sources apparently familiar with the matter to be coming out somewhere around Thanksgiving here in the USA. Sound like something you'd like to pick up? Always a rather hearty and solid situation when it comes to Google getting directly involved with an Android!
[via BGR]
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ROM – @trismegist0s ZuluGen – 0.9.2 for Google Samsung Nexus S
trismegistos has released an update to ZuluGen – 0.9.2 . The latest version is now 0.9.2.
This release is supported on the following Device(s):
- Google Samsung Nexus S
Version 0.9.2 [7/6/11]
– newest cm nightly source from 07/06/11
– fixed some orange themed things to blueVersion 0.9.1 [5/6/11]
– added blue color when pressing menu buttons
Head over to trismegistos's CommunityRelease Developer Homepage for more information and downloads.
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Samsung Galaxy S II review: Interface, hardware and operation
So we've already looked at the very nice HD camera Samsung has stuck in the Galaxy S II, now it's time to prod and poke our way around the phone itself and show off a few of Samsung's user interface tweaks.
Featuring Android 2.3.3 with Samsung's light and simple Touchwiz interface over the top, the dual-core processor makes the Galaxy S II lightning fast throughout. The 4.3″ Super AMOLED Plus screen screen is dazzling. It feels like a genuine next-generation mobile phone that's streets ahead of today's competition.
And it's thin. Alarmingly thin. It feels like phones feel when they haven't got their batteries in – even WITH THE BATTERY IN. In fact, it's so thin it makes you worry it's not strong enough, but it seems pretty tough once you've got over the shock of the lack of weight in something of this size.
The back cover is also comically thin and flimsy. Putting it back on the phone is like trying to put the peel back on an orange. It doesn't snap on, you sort of have to bend it around the compartment and hope the tiny plastic hooks don't snap. It's not something you want to do more than once.
But the result is a phone that's extremely thin. To be honest, we find Samsung's black slab design to be a little dull. It is literally nothing more than a rectangle, and has an unsympathetic feel in the hand. A bit like Apple's oddly aggressive iPhone 4, this has been designed to look nice in photographs rather than feel good in the hand like a nice, rubberised, curvaceous HTC phone.
It's also a little odd having capacitive Back and Menu buttons with a physical Home key in the middle. You have to learn which ones to press hard and which ones just need a gentle tickle. Plus the other physical buttons – the volume toggle and power key – are a bit on the small and cheap side.
Again, we miss HTC's solid chrome-effect finishes.
We'd have liked to see a bit more KERPOW and glamour in the hardware design, basically. Sure, it's a big and impressive screen, but there's nothing about the phone design that makes the Galaxy S II stand out. It is all about the screen.
And when you turn it on, all negative thoughts disappear. The screen is sensational. Massive. Bright. Sharp. The dual-core processor never skips a beat, either. Apps install fast, the seven Home screens scroll without worry and we've not encountered the slightest wobble in operation in a solid six days of use.
The Home screens can be customised, with Samsung's Touchwiz interface letting you change the order in which they appear, resize many widgets and much more. The floating dock can't be edited, but it's nice to remember that this is a telephone – so having shortcuts to the Phone, Contacts and Messaging apps along the bottom is actually quite useful.
You can even edit the display fonts, if you want to make it all look weird and unsettling and turn your amazing new phone into something that looks like it belongs to a child.
The app drawer scrolls sideways, one screen at a time, and automatically puts your installed apps on a separate screen. It's totally editable, with Samsung's Touchwiz interface letting users create new pages or store apps in tidy sub-folders.
There are also some odd motion-based scrolling features in here, which use the phone's accelerometer to handle page zooming and sorting. Onboard memory is more than adequate – we have 11.5GB of the phone's internal storage space available, with nearly 2GB available for apps.
The Notifications bar is relatively untouched, plus there's a very advanced power-saving menu in here to help keep the phone alive.
Swype is pre-loaded and works better than ever thanks to the phone's massive screen and swift processor. And that's the text messaging system on the left. Little cartoon speech bubbles. Lovely. It's odd that there's also a non-customisable Associated Press news widget on here, which pulls in nothing but seriously hardcore US news. Not very useful.
So anyway, to recap thus far. Amazing screen and a blisteringly fast phone to use, while Samsung's Touchwiz customisations are only very mild and inoffensive. Using the Galaxy S II is very nice indeed, as long as you don't mind the phone's absolutely enormous slab-like design.
Having spent a bit of time with the similarly-sized Xperia Arc, we'd have to say that Sony Ericsson has done a better job of putting a huge screen into a stylish, ergonomic case. But that's probably more of a personal preference than a criticism, so don't get too upset.
We'll take a look at the Galaxy S II's web performance and the pre-loaded apps later today, before giving it a number out of ten. We're still undecided at time of writing.
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I sprouted WAY too many buckwheat sprouts and I was looking for a way to use them up. I was also working at the Hospitality Kitchen and they needed people to take the extra bananas. Naturally, I volunteered. (Who could let bananas go to waste?!) Anyways, I wound up with tons of bananas that were perfectly ripe and won't last that much longer. So I put the buckwheat and bananas together with a little vanilla, agave, and spice and it turned out a lot better than I expected.
3½ cup Sprouted Buckwheat
4 Bananas
3 tablespoon Agave
1 teaspoon Vanilla
2 teaspoon Cinnamon
1 teaspoon Ginger
½ teaspoon Nutmeg
- Put it all in the food processor (save the blueberries) and go crazy.
- Spread onto parchment paper in the dehydrator in squares about a half inch thick and sprinkle blueberries on top (or you can mix it into the batter after processing).
- Dehydrate on 110 degrees F overnight or until they look and feel desirable.
- Peel off and top with whatever you like…I should go figure out something good to top it with and post it…;)
Oh, and make sure the batter is VERY processed. No one likes crunchy buckwheat in their bananas! lol.


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Hueytown, Alabama
Hueytown | |
City | |
Location in Jefferson County and the state of Alabama |
Coordinates: 33°26′16″N 86°59′51″W / 33.43778°N 86.99750°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | Jefferson |
Area | |
• Total | 11.6 sq mi (30.1 km2) |
• Land | 11.6 sq mi (30.1 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 600 ft (183 m) |
Population (2013)[1] | |
• Total | 15,866 |
• Density | 1,324.5/sq mi (510.4/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP codes | 35022-35023 |
Area code(s) | 205 |
FIPS code | 01-36448 |
GNIS feature ID | 0158850 |
Website | http://www.cityofhueytown.net/ |
Hueytown is a city in western Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Birmingham metropolitan area. At the 2010 census the population was 16,105.
It was the home of the legendary NASCAR Alabama Gang. It also made international headlines in 1992 with the unexplained "Hueytown Hum", a mysterious noise believed to be related to large ventilation fans for an underground coal mine in the area.
The northern area of this city was damaged by an EF4 tornado on April 27, 2011.
This city is located at 33°26′16″N 86°59′51″W / 33.43778°N 86.99750°W (33.437709, -86.997579).[2]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.6 square miles (30 km2), of which, 11.6 square miles (30 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (0.17%) is water.
Historical population | |||
Census | Pop. | %± | |
1960 | 5,997 | — | |
1970 | 7,095 | 18.3% | |
1980 | 13,309 | 87.6% | |
1990 | 15,280 | 14.8% | |
2000 | 15,364 | 0.5% | |
2010 | 16,105 | 4.8% | |
Est. 2013 | 15,866 | −1.5% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[3] 2013 Estimate[4] |
As of the census of 2000, there were 15,364 people, 6,155 households, and 4,517 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,323.7 people per square mile (510.9/km²). There were 6,519 housing units at an average density of 561.7 per square mile (216.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 83.81% White, 15.49% Black or African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 0.34% from two or more races. 0.47% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 6,155 households out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.92.
In the city the population was spread out with 22.2% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $41,225, and the median income for a family was $49,380. Males had a median income of $36,087 versus $26,025 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,735. About 5.3% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.
Industrial history[edit]
Although the Hueytown area has a history of farming, it has also been a part of both the steel and coal mining history of Jefferson County.
William & Joseph Woodward formed The Woodward Iron Company on New Year's Eve, 1881. With William as company president and Joseph as company secretary, the brothers proceeded to purchase the plantation of Fleming Jordan. The plantation had originally been created by his father, Mortimer Jordan, in 1828. The plantation included portions of present day Hueytown and was one of the largest cotton plantations in the area. On the site of Mrs. Jordan's rose garden, Woodward Furnace #1 began operation on August 17, 1883. A second furnace went into blast in January, 1887 and the two furnaces had a daily output of 165 tons. A mine also went into operation in the Dolomite community which is today mostly within the City of Hueytown. By 1909, there was a third furnace and a daily capacity of 250,000 tons with a workforce of 2000 men on the payroll. By the 1920s Woodward Iron's many expansions made it one of the nation's largest suppliers of pig iron. By this time, Joseph's son, A. H. (Rick) Woodward, had become Chairman of the Board of Woodward Iron and was one of the most prominent citizens of Alabama. He is probably best remembered as the owner of The Birmingham Barons baseball team and the namesake of Rickwood Field, the nation's oldest professional baseball park. In 1968, Mead Corporation acquired Woodward Iron just as the steel industry was going into decline. In 1973, the last blast furnace closed, and Koppers Company bought the remaining coke production plant. Eventually, even Koppers closed, and much of the 1,200-acre (490 ha) site today has been re-developed for lighter industrial use.[5]
Coal mining began about the start of the 20th century at Virginia Mines. Today this section of Hueytown contains mostly subdivisions of homes (Virginia Estates and Edenwood). However, some of the original buildings from its mining past, including the superintendent's house, multiple supervisors' houses and two company-built churches remain.
Some sources say veteran prospector Truman H. Aldrich assembled these lands as part of his extensive coal properties, others cite two red-headed brothers, George and E. T. Shuler as having opened the Virginia Mine in 1902. Having recently arrived from Virginia City, Nevada, they named their new mine after that western city. A mine disaster in February, 1905, demolished their plans, as an underground explosion, one of the worst recorded mining disasters in Alabama history entombed the entire day crew and caved in the mine entrance. When rescuers finally cleared the 1500-foot-deep (150 m) shaft, they found 106 dead men and twenty dead mules. In 1936, Republic Steel purchased the mine and it continued to be worked until September, 1953, when it closed permanently.[6]
The City of Hueytown was incorporated on May 6, 1960,[7] and operates under a Mayor-Council form of government. The Mayor is elected to a four-year term. The five City Council members are also elected to four-year terms from single-member districts. Neither position is term-limited.[8]
Mayors | Number of Terms | Year Elected | Years served |
Majors Nordan |
1960–1964 |
Wally Watson |
1964–1968 |
J.P. Campbell |
1968–1972 |
Wade Jackson |
1972–1976 |
Preston E. Darden |
1976–1988 |
Lillian P. Howard |
1988–1996 |
C.C. "Bud" Newell |
1996–1997 |
Gerald Hicks |
1997–2000 | |
Joe Williams |
2000–2004 |
Delor Baumann |
2004–Present |
Mayor C.C. "Bud" Newell died in office. The President of the City Council, Gerald Hicks, was then elevated to the position of Mayor and completed the remaining years of the term.
Schools and education history[edit]
The Hueytown area has been served by many schools over the past one hundred years. Most of these have been public schools of The Jefferson County School System which was founded in 1898. However, the first established school in the community was in August, 1874, when several families gathered to build a small log building that served as both a church and school. That structure was located on the hill behind present-day Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church. A later grammar school was built on Upper Wickstead Road, but burned in 1907. The following year, Hueytown Grammar School opened with just four teachers for its 100 students. Also located across the street from Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church it faced Dabbs Avenue. The school was replaced with a larger building in 1935 which faced Hueytown Road. That entire structure burned to the ground on the night of March 3, 1949.
The present Hueytown Elementary School, which has been expanded many times, first opened in the fall of 1950 and Mrs. Davis remained as principal until her retirement in 1963. She was succeeded by Mr. Garland Hendrix who held the post for eighteen years.
Other schools serving the city include: Hueytown High School, Hueytown Middle School (formerly Pittman Middle School and Pittman Junior High), Concord Elementary School and North Highland Elementary School. Four private religious schools, Deeper Life Academy, Garywood Christian School, Brooklane Baptist Academy, and Rock Creek Academy are located in Hueytown.
Other schools that served Hueytown in years past have long since been closed. They included Virginia Mines School, Rosa Zinnerman Elementary, and Bell High School. When an F5 tornado destroyed Oak Grove High School and Oak Grove Elementary School on April 8, 1998 students from the Oak Grove high school grades were temporarily relocated to the former Bell School campus until their new school reopened two years later.
Recently the Hueytown High School Marching, Symphonic, and Jazz Bands have gained some prestige by playing at the Alabama Music Educators Association (AMEA) and a dual concert with the University Of Alabama At Birmingham's Symphonic and Wind ensembles.
Sports and recreation[edit]
The abbreviation HYT (HueYTown) has become a popular term of reference for Hueytown among some of the residents; it is constantly used for sports. (for example HYT football).
Hueytown High School's football team made it to the Alabama State Playoffs in 1974, 1975, 1995, and 2004. They also made the playoffs in 2006, 2007, and 2008, marking the first time in school history to make three straight appearances. The team also tied a school record for wins in 2007 with a 10-2 record. On June 18, 2009 Hueytown High School's football Coach Jeff Smith resigned . Spain Park High School Assistant Coach Matt Scott became the new Head Coach on July 7, 2009. The team made the playoffs once again in the 2010 and 2011 season under Coach Scott.
HHS's softball team has won the Alabama State Softball championship three times in four years, 2005 and 2006 as a 5A school and 2008 as a 6A school under Coach Lissa Walker. They won again in 2011 as a 5A school. After the 2011 season, Coach Walker resigned and was hired as the new coach for the Vestavia softball team. Coach Christie McGuirk was hired in Coach Walker's place to be the new coach for the 2011 season.
In 1974, the Hueytown High School Wrestling Team won the 4A State Championship under the guidance of then head-wrestling coach, Tony Morton.[9]
Hueytown High School implemented its soccer program in the spring of 2014.
In addition to the public school sports programs, Hueytown offers many other community sports programs. For decades the city has enjoyed a very strong Dixie Youth Baseball program for all eligible age groups. Its Dixie Youth teams use facilities at Hueytown's Bud Newell Park and have seen several of its players eventually make it to the Major Leagues. The city also has a very strong girls fastpitch program that is based at Allison-Bonnett Girls Softball Park, also a city facility. Its Angels league All-Star team won the Dixie World Series championship in the summer of 2003 and its 6U All-Stars won the Alabama State Championship in the summer of 2009. Hueytown also has a Swim Club and a youth football program.
Hueytown also has Youth Soccer which started in 2003.
Hueytown is also home to the Central Alabama Boys & Girls Club, a multi-million dollar facility that provides a variety of sports and recreation opportunities for the youth of the area, focusing primarily on after school and summer programs. It routinely serves more than 300 children each day.
The Alabama Gang[edit]
Hueytown was home to one of the dominant racing groups in NASCAR, the Alabama Gang. The city's main thoroughfare, Allison-Bonnett Memorial Drive, takes its name from drivers Bobby Allison, Donnie Allison, Davey Allison, Clifford Allison, and Neil Bonnett. The Alabama Gang also includes racing legend Charles "Red" Farmer. Though not considered a member of The Alabama Gang, Bobby and Donnie's older brother Eddie Allison had an active role in NASCAR for many years as a respected engine builder and still resides in Hueytown. His son, Jacob, is a radio personality on Birmingham, Alabama station WJOX. He also resides in Hueytown.
Interestingly, and certainly because of its established motorsports roots, Hueytown was chosen as BMW Motorsport's initial North American base of operations before its first season with the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) in 1975.
Hueytown Hum[edit]
Beginning in late 1991 residents of Hueytown, and other nearby communities, reported hearing a droning low frequency hum at irregular intervals.[10] The bizarre noises momentarily gained national attention and were reported in the New York Times in April, 1992. In a logical conclusion town officials and many residents suspected the source of the hum was a massive $7 million mine ventilation fan with blades 26 feet (7.9 m) in diameter.[11] From local reports and an informal investigation by ABC Evening News, the fan operated by Jim Walter Resources Inc. was generally thought to be the culprit. However, JWR Inc. was in bankruptcy proceedings and denied its fan was the source. Following an inconclusive series of studies the hum subsided later in the year, never to return.[12]
Notable people[edit]
- Carla Baumann, Miss Alabama Teen USA 2006
- Mark Waid, comic book writer
- Jameis Winston, former quarterback for Florida State University Heisman Trophy winner 2013
- Howell Vines, author of two novels about Jefferson County, "a River Goes with Heaven " and "This Green Thicket World,"
- Tom Hardy, Former corporate head of the IBM Design Program instrumental in development of the original IBM Personal Computer (1981) and the first IBM ThinkPad (1992).[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]
- ^ "Population Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing". Retrieved August 10, 2013.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013". Retrieved June 7, 2014.
- ^ The Birmingham District, An Industrial History and Guide, 1981, pages 135-138, Marjorie L. White
- ^ The Birmingham District, An Industrial History and Guide, 1981, pages 129 & 309, Marjorie L. White
- ^ Hueytown City Hall Plaque
- ^ Hueytown Historical Society
- ^ The Bessemer News, Feb., 1974
- ^ Novak, T. Vitton. "A case study of acoustics and vibration of mine fans". (Abstract). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
- ^ Smothers, Ronald (April 14, 1992). "Hueytown Journal; Humming Along, and Howling Mad". New York Times. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
- ^ Olinger, David (May 10, 1992). "Hueytown's mysterious Humm". Saint Petersburg Times.
- ^ Aldersey-Williams, H., (1992) World Design: Nationalism and Globalism in Design, New York: Rizzoli.
- ^ Nussbaum, B., ″Hot Products: Smart Design is the Common Thread″, Business Week, June 7, 1993.
- ^ 28th Annual Design Review, I.D. Magazine, Designers' Choice: IBM Personal Computer, 1982.
- ^ Markis S., ″A 25-Year Trip on the Silicon Highway″ [1], The Edmonton Journal, August 26, 2006.
- ^ Sakakibara, K., "IBM ThinkPad 700C Notebook Computer Case″, Centre for Design Management - London Business School, 1994.
- ^ Dell, D.; Purdy, G., (1999) ThinkPad: A Different Shade of Blue, Indianapolis: Sams/Mcmillan.
- ^ Metz, C., ″25 Years of PC Magazine: Year Eleven/1992″, PC Magazine, May 2, 2007
- ^ Hamm, Steve, (2008) The Race for Perfect: Inside the Quest to Design the Ultimate Portable Computer, New York: McGraw Hill.
- ^ Bruce, M.; Jennaker, B., (1998) Management of Strategic Alliances, Sakakibara, K., Chapter 4, New York: John Wiley & Sons.
- ^ Golden, P., ″Big Blue's Big Adventure. Part 1″[2], Electronic Business, January 1999.
External links[edit]
- Hueytown Information Site - Including tourist information (Driving Maps, Weather etc...).
- Hueytown Historical Society
- The History of Hueytown by Mary K. Roberts (1992)
- History of Hueytown by Simon J. Smith (1962)
Coordinates: 33°26′16″N 86°59′51″W / 33.437709°N 86.997579°W